English

Alternative forms

• segge (obsolete)

Noun

seg ‎(plural segs)

1. (archaic) A man; warrior; hero.
2. (Britain dialectal) A man; fellow.

Etymology 2

Probably from the root of Latin secare ‎(“to cut”).

Noun

seg ‎(plural segs)

1. (Britain, Scotland, dialect) A castrated bull.

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Etymology 3

Short for segregation.

Noun

seg ‎(plural segs)

1. (US prison slang, uncountable) Segregation
   • 1988, July 15, “Albert Williams”, in Prison Drama:

     […] when a prisoner is transferred or paroled or sent to "seg" (segregation) or hauled back into court, they don't ask if he's busy with a lead role in a play.

Etymology 4

Noun

seg ‎(plural segs)

1. A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear. Also known as a blakey.
2. (dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin.

Etymology 5

See sedge.

Noun

seg

1. sedge
2. gladen, or other species of Iris

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Anagrams

• gEs
• GSE

Afrikaans

Verb

seg ‎(present seg, present participle seggende, past participle gesê)

1. Obsolete form of sê.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European *se.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seː/

  Rhymes: -eː

Pronoun

seg accusative reflexive

1. oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
   • seta seg niður

     to sit down

Declension

References

• Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. 119 f., 325 ff.)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronoun

seg - reflexive pronoun

1. (with verb) oneself; itself; himself/herself
2. (with verb) one, him, her, it, them
3. (with verb) themselves

Derived terms

• hver for seg
• være for seg selv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːɡ/ (example of pronunciation)

Pronoun

seg

1. (with verb) oneself; itself; himself/herself
2. (with verb) one, him, her, it, them
3. (with verb) themselves

Derived terms

• kvar for seg
• vera for seg sjølv

References

• “seg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.